The Koran Handbook: An Annotated TranslationAlgora Publishing, 2005 - 544 pages This complete yet accessible translation of the Koran is designed as a teaching tool to explain in an analytical fashion the creed of nearly one billion people. Based on the most moderate Sunni tradition, it includes factual descriptions of Shi'ism, Sufism and other important distinctions.--Provided by publisher. |
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Page vii
... Arabic and the Western cultures and languages, I am well qualified to translate the Koran. I was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1922 and I spent thirty-five years in that country before coming to the United States. My first language was ...
... Arabic and the Western cultures and languages, I am well qualified to translate the Koran. I was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1922 and I spent thirty-five years in that country before coming to the United States. My first language was ...
Page ix
... Arabic tongue, as [revealed] in the Books of the Ancients. (S.26:192-196) In the past the Scripture of Moses was a Guidance and a mercy. This Scripture confirms it in the Arabic language. It warns the wrong-doers and brings good tidings ...
... Arabic tongue, as [revealed] in the Books of the Ancients. (S.26:192-196) In the past the Scripture of Moses was a Guidance and a mercy. This Scripture confirms it in the Arabic language. It warns the wrong-doers and brings good tidings ...
Page xi
... ARABIC WORDS AND NAMES IN THIS TRANSLATION LIST OF THE SURAS AS THEY APPEAR IN THIS BOOK LIST OF THE SURAS FROM S.1 TO S.114 XIII XVII XIX XXI XXVII 41 89 223 335 381 459 531 533 537 541 543 In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the ...
... ARABIC WORDS AND NAMES IN THIS TRANSLATION LIST OF THE SURAS AS THEY APPEAR IN THIS BOOK LIST OF THE SURAS FROM S.1 TO S.114 XIII XVII XIX XXI XXVII 41 89 223 335 381 459 531 533 537 541 543 In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the ...
Page xiii
... Arabs and Muslims do not read and understand it? Should we invest our time in reading a forbidding religious text when even the Bible is not easy to comprehend?” This translation of the Koran is an attempt at answering these questions ...
... Arabs and Muslims do not read and understand it? Should we invest our time in reading a forbidding religious text when even the Bible is not easy to comprehend?” This translation of the Koran is an attempt at answering these questions ...
Page xv
... Arabic language. The text of the Koran, however, can be baffling in the extreme for the unprepared reader ... Arabic one. No consistent attempt will be made in this book at teaching the correct pronun- ciation of Arabic words. Half ...
... Arabic language. The text of the Koran, however, can be baffling in the extreme for the unprepared reader ... Arabic one. No consistent attempt will be made in this book at teaching the correct pronun- ciation of Arabic words. Half ...
Contents
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IV Attitude Toward the Other Religions | 223 |
V Doxologies | 335 |
VI Legal Matters | 381 |
VII Fighting in the Way of God | 459 |
Addendum | 531 |
List of Arabic Words and Names in this Translation | 537 |
List of the Suras as They Appear in this Book | 541 |
List of the Suras from S1 to S114 | 543 |
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